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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'The last few days have been all the same, Nothing to do but sit around reading and chatting. The weather has changed. It is now pouring with rain.'Leslie Semple unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Very nice weather. Very hot indeed. Reading on the sands. Also took a shot of some fisher girls in their picturesque costumes, digging for worms and bait.'Leslie Semple unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Raid on Valenciennes. Very little to do each day but reading. Have given my name in for a correspondence course.'Leslie Semple unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Read the new Army of Occupation Orders. We are to get 28/- per week bonus for staying on. Rather good work.'Leslie Semple unknown unknownArmy of Occupation OrdersPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'Thanks most awfully for your letters & parcels, the gloves were "topping" also the books — I have read most of them but will read them again!'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Tea at the Y.M.C.A. Club. Read after tea. Rain off. Bought socks. Supper in town — bed.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lovely day ... Read in afternoon and played bridge — lost 4f 25 c! Bed — v cold!'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'To tea at No 1 [squadron's mess] with Moore, v.good tea. Not to church all day — must go next week. Read in the evening.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Cummings in for dinner and another from No 1 [squadron]. Read and talked ... after dinner. Bed at 11 — slept excellently.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Brekker in bed: Up on patrol at 10 am v.thick, line patrol. Got lost ... Back after lunch. Thick as pea soup! Nearly lost. Bridge in evening. Lost 3 fr. Bed early, read ...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Strong [westerly] wind ... in morning. 3 E.A. [enemy aircraft] seen which hove off at once — both my guns froze up hard.
Read in afternoon and evening.'		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thanks most awfully for the topping parcel of Xmas things. The pipe's ripping & so are the cigarettes & I am sure the books will be most interesting.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thanks so much for your letter & the little Book. (The Vision Splendid by John Oxenham) That was a ripping little poem wasn't it? I guess it's just about right!' Guy Mainwaring Knocker John Oxenham (pseud.)The Vision SplendidPrint: Book
1900-1945'Bed at 12. Read and smoked till then. Very cold — frozen in bed. "B" Flt came back from break.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Up for early show ... Started to snow and carried on nearly all day! No patrols; did nothing except read and smoke.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thanks so much for your two letters & the copies of "Flying" books — very good. I am afraid I didn't think much of Boyd Cable's story "Quick Work". The maniac of a pilot...Guy Mainwaring Knocker Boyd Cable (pseud.)'Quick Work'Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Thanks so much for your two letters & the copies of "Flying" books — very good. I am afraid I didn't think much of Boyd Cable's story "Quick Work". The maniac of a pilot...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknown'Impressions of Leave'Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Read and wrote letters in the afternoon. Got 3 parcels for Xmas. To Church in evening and stayed to H.C. very nice service. Tender driven into ditch on way back — bitter...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'To tea with No 1 [squadron]. The Hun [i.e., the aircraft shot down by the squadron in the morning's engagement] fought jolly well and was Lt Voss who had got 17 of our m...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Brekker in bed! Bon! Up at 11.30 — down town and bought some things. Read and drew in the afternoon. To dance at Dr Lawrie's in evening: 8.30 to 1.45. Quite bon show. My...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown


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